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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Selection and Treatment of Brood Sows

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 14

THE first and most important thing to do in the raising of pure bred hogs is the selection of the brood sow. No other animal on the farm will give its owner such…

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Farm and Field. The Farm as a Factory

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 7

The farm is a factory which is always in operation, writes the "American Fertiliser." The farmer converts his raw products into manufactured articles. The…

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Advice to Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 9

At an examination held in the Agricultural College the question was put: 'When is the best time to sow ba[?]ley?' A sharp country led promptly replied:…

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Tweed Farmers at Law

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 8

At Murwillumbah District Court P. Hansen sued T. J. Abbott for damages for a crop of cane that was alleged to have been burnt through…

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Correspondence. the Farmer His Own Enemy. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 11

SIR,--The annexed extract is from Saturday week's Daily Telegraph. It would be worth ascertaining as to how many of our Macleay farmers have been guilty of sending…

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Sheep Farming

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 14
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

The main thing in the profitable management of sheep is to keep them in such a manner as to ensure rapid, uninterrupted progress. Time is lost and food is wasted…

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New South Wales Butter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 8

In commenting on the late export season, the special London correspondent of the S.M. Herald writes as follows :--In normal markets the best…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Spraying Trees

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

SPRAYING tress is usually started about the time insects are expected and continued at intervals from time to time until the seeming necessa[?]'y has…

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The Old Dairy Co.'s Overdraft. (To thee Editor)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 2

Sir,—Re the above, it is thought some steps should be now taken to have this overdraft paid off. Since the old factory building was burnt down, the payment of…

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Why Dairying Pays

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 5

The advantages of dairying have been epitomized, as below, by Mr. H. W. Potts, of the Hawkosbury Agricultural College, in Australia :—…

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Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Company

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 9

A largely attended meeting of shareholders was held in the Theatre Royal, Kempsey, on Thursday. Mr. James Campbell presided, and stated that the…

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Salted and Unsalted Butter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 4

More unsalted batter bas been sent to Sydney during the past week or two than for some time past, evidently for the reason that, generally speaking, a…

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Butter Factory for Wingham

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 3

In response to an advertisement in the "Chronicle," above the name of Mr. G. Hill as convener, a preliminary meeting was, held in the Federal…

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Macleay Co-operative Dairying Company

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 3

A MEETING of shareholders was held in the Theatre Royal on Thursday last. There was a good attendance, and the Chairman of Directors (Mr. Jas Campbell), presided…

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Bowra Dairy Factory

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 7

A MEETING of the Directors of the Bowraville Dairy Co. took place on Saturday week last at Barry's Assembly Rooms. Mr. F. W. Lane was in the chair, and there…

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The Sheep Shearing Industry

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 2

DOES a connection with the great wool industry of Australasia conduce to woolliness in some ill-balanced minds? Apparently it does. Because…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Ducks Profitable

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 2

DUCKS are the easiest raised and most profitable. They are not half the trouble that chickens are, they are not subject to vermin, and are uniformly healthy…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Ducks Profitable

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 14

DUCKS are the easiest raised and most profitable. They are not half the trouble that chickens are, they are not subject to vermin, and are uniformly healthy…

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